Episode Details

Original tape date: April 17, 2006.

The most dapper police commissioner in recent memory, as introduced by Ronnie Eldridge, discusses his beginnings in the police department, recruitment of minorities, and the department's relationship with its unions. Commissioner Kelly explains the reorganization of community and school safety divisions and the demand for more social services as a growing part of police work. He outlines the department's work with domestic violence, child abuse, gun control and border policing in New York State and the rest of the country. The Commissioner outlines New York Cities broad international approach to terrorism explaining the City's relationship to many U.S. and E.U. organizations.

About this series

U$A Inc, currently not running on CUNY TV, offered a unique opportunity for senior members of the business community to share their thoughts on important business issues with a broad-based New York audience. While many business shows today seem focused on generating sound bites and tend to treat business as if it were a blood sport, U$A Inc allows for deeper discussion of the complex philosophical and ethical issues arising almost daily in the business world. Read the press release announcing the new series.

U$A Inc was hosted by Sarah Bartlett, Bloomberg Professor of Business Journalism at Baruch College/CUNY. Professor Bartlett is a well-respected business journalist, having previously held reporting and senior editorial positions at the New York Times, Business Week, Oxygen Media, Inside magazine, and Inc. magazine.